Colour
#E5D346
- #E5D346
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5D346 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 211, 70 and HSL 53°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5D346#E5D346
HEX#E5D346
RGBrgb(229, 211, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8275, 0.2745
RGB percentages89.8%, 82.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(53.2, 75.4%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 69.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 69.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,061,830
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D346;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1A2CB9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4658E5
Analogous#E58446, #A8E546
Triadic#46E5D3, #D346E5
Split complementary#46A8E5, #8346E5
Tetradic#46E583, #4658E5, #E546A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G211
B70
Red229 (89.8%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue53.21°
Saturation (HSL)75.36%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D3 · B 46
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